This Sunday I am reaching a milestone in my life. And it came up on me so quickly. In a way it is a time where I will be officially be coming of age and finishing my ascent into full womanhood. I hope to reach my full potential with poise and dignity and enjoy being happy. Or maybe not completely.
This weekend I am going to eat junk food, enjoy lots of cake, and do as little homework as possible. Yes I am reaching a milestone, but I am also going to be spending all week studying and working and want a chance to visit with my family and celebrate the ups and downs we have had over the years. I want to be able to do more for them in my life and leave a legacy of giving and sharing. I enjoy seeing other people happy and am learning how not to be selfish.
It's going to be a great birthday and hopefully a great life!

Just some thoughts

I was in the shower last night praying and musing about some things that had been going on in my life. I spent some of the time stressed thinking about work that needed to be done and responsiblities that needed to be fulfilled. And I suddenly felt as if it were all hopeless and that I was going to fail. But then I said a prayer and thought again. Was it really as bad as I had always said it was? Was I really that unfortunate? And I soon began to think about the blessings that I had already been given by God and was dumbfounded about how much my murmuring and complaining was making me miserable.

Like the Israelites in the desert, I wanted more than what I needed. And so I griped to whomever I could possibly find and in turn left a dark cloud hovering over my head. And as I was standing in the shower, the shampoo falling down my forehead and into my eyes, I realized that those small irritations I was blowing out of proportion were just that, small. These minimal issues I was dealing with really was nothing to complain about.

So I have given myself a new goal. I want to try to stop complaining and murmuring and to take what life and God brings my way. So, I am starting by praying and spending time in God's word.